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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today released the following statement regarding the unveiling of a draft House resolution to authorize a lawsuit on behalf of the House of Representatives regarding the President’s repeated refusal to abide by his oath of office and faithfully execute the law as required by the Constitution:

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today released the following statement regarding House passage of H.R. 6, the Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act; H.R. 3301, the North American Energy Infrastructure Act; and H.R. 4899, the Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America that Works Act of 2014:

WASHINGTON, DC – The Rules Committee’s Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process held a hearing today on legislation that would establish a biennial budgeting process. The hearing, which was chaired by Subcommittee Chairman Rob Woodall (R-GA), discussed H.R. 1869, the Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2014, a bill introduced by Representative Reid Ribble (R-WI).

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today released the following statement regarding House passage of H.R. 4870, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015:

"I applaud today’s passage of the fiscal year 2015 Department of Defense Appropriations bill. This legislation plays a crucial role in providing our military men and women with the resources that they need to protect America’s interests at home and abroad in an increasingly dangerous world.